{"id":222,"date":"2015-07-09T15:38:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T15:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.www.www.www.standrewssocietyalbany.org\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/?p=222"},"modified":"2015-07-09T15:38:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T15:38:38","slug":"presidents-newsletter-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standrewssocietyalbany.org\/beta\/presidents-newsletter-6\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>December, 2013<\/h2>\n<p>I wish for the each of you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous journey into the 2014 New Year. This time of year reminds us all to be thankful for family, friends, good health and prosperity.\u00a0 It is a time of giving and sharing.\u00a0 You as a member can give to the Society by being an active participant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteer your time to serve on a committee. You don\u2019t have to wait to be called.\u00a0 No committee is too large to have to turn anyone away.<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate ideas for evening programs. Our area is abundant with potential speakers and entertainment. You as members are the best source of this information.\u00a0 Call a Program Committee member with your ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Suggest ways to save costs.<\/li>\n<li>Recruit new members and then support them to attend meetings and get involved.<\/li>\n<li>Provide transportation for older members who no longer drive after dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To quote our Past President Joseph Shook, \u201cWe are required to alter how we have been doing business.\u201d It is creativity that will bring us successfully into the future.\u00a0 In this new year, I challenge us all to volunteer time to the Society in some manner, no matter how small.\u00a0 Members who have volunteered to be on committees, I thank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Basement Project is progressing.<\/strong> We are waiting for the architectural specs for utilization of the basement as a potential conference center.\u00a0 The architectural specs for a potential rental space is completed. I\u2019m in the process of developing additional funding via a funding service that has been utilized and recommended by the National Trust for Scotland, USA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Third Floor Project is continuing.\u00a0 <\/strong>Much has been completed thanks to the House Committee members.\u00a0 It is not our intent for the House Committee to do all of the work. The third floor is a wonderful space with a great deal of potential. The House Committee is relying on you as members to volunteer your expertise and labor at any time. The committee will maintain an ongoing list of tasks to be completed. I will post this list on the member section of the web site. If you complete a task, your name will posted as the member(s) who got that job done. There will also be a minimum of three scheduled weekend member work days in the spring.\u00a0 Please volunteer, even if it is making coffee or baking donuts and cookies!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAS Web Site &#8211;<\/strong>The Constitution of the Society containing the revised articles and new amendments changes formulated by the Past Presidents is now in the \u2018members only\u2019 section of the SAS Web Site <a title=\"Our Web site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.www.www.www.www.standrewssocietyalbany.org\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\/members\/www.www.www.www.standrewssocietyalbany.org\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta\">www.www.www.www.standrewssocietyalbany.org\/beta\/beta\/beta\/beta<\/a>.\u00a0 This will alleviate the need to print booklets, saving costly charges. The Member Roster has been updated and you are able to print your own personal roster booklet. If you do not print your own Fedex, Office Max, and Staples are sources for printing the booklet.\u00a0 Please use the web site, especially the Members Section. If you have a problem accessing it or forget you user Id or password, please contact Rev, Joseph Shook or me.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Committee Assignments for 2014<\/h3>\n<p>Board of Managers: Peter McKee, Chairperson; Members: Brian McCandless, Jack Fenimore, J. Alexander Higle, Willard Bruce<\/p>\n<p>House Committee: Richard W. Powell, Ed Lass, Security Officer; Richard Hixon, William Burke,\u00a0 John Scott, Charles Marshall, Kevin Moore.<\/p>\n<p>House Manager: Willard Bruce<\/p>\n<p>Garden Committee: \u00a0James McPhee, Jack McEneny, Don Macintyre, Charles Marshall<\/p>\n<p>Program Committee: Rich Beach, Jay Higle and members of the Society<\/p>\n<p>Audit Committee: Timothy Thornton, Chairperson; Members: Tom Goodfellow, Willard Bruce<\/p>\n<p>Endowment Committee: Ed McEwan, Chairperson; Members: David Hasso, Peter McLetchie<\/p>\n<p>House Stewards: John Scott, Daniel Graves, William Burke<\/p>\n<p>Web Site Manager: Rev. Dr. Joseph Shook<\/p>\n<p>Malt Tasting Coordinator: Peter McLetchie<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">UPCOMING EVENTS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Annual Robert Burns Celebration is scheduled for January 18.\u00a0<\/strong> Your Reservation was mailed with the Newsletter.\u00a0 Also the Reservation will be emailed.\u00a0 We can only accommodate fifty people in the Rooms, so make your reservations early. It is early this year, due to many members having other previously scheduled commitments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Club \u2013<\/strong> The Book Club continues to be very popular. \u00a0On December 5th our book club members and Society guests met at the Spectrum to see the movie The Book Thief the book we read for December.\u00a0 The movie was wonderful!\u00a0 Following the movie, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at New World Bistro and then proceeded to the Rooms for desserts, wine, and lively discussion of the book and movie.\u00a0 Thanks to the Shooks for their planning.\u00a0 The month of January we will read The Life and Times of the Thunder Bolt Kid by Bill Bryson. A potluck lunch is planned for January 11 in the rooms.\u00a0 Members and guests are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Richard Powell II and Lauren on the birth of their daughter Sara Rose on Friday November 16. She was 19 inches and weighted 6 lbs. 8 oz.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to seeing you at our stated meeting on Thursday January 9 commencing at 7:00. We have several prospective new members to vote on and much to talk about. There will be an Executive Board Meeting commencing at 6:00.<\/p>\n<p>Aye yours,<\/p>\n<p><em>Pat<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Patrick D. Foy, President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December, 2013 I wish for the each of you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous journey into the 2014 New Year. 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